Comments on: Ballmer Says 55% of Businesses are Still Picking XP http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/21/ballmer-says-55-of-businesses-are-still-picking-xp/ Technology News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:04:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/21/ballmer-says-55-of-businesses-are-still-picking-xp/#comment-138253 Ryan Fri, 23 May 2008 00:38:54 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12714#comment-138253 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-138195" rel="nofollow">jdw242b wrote:</a><blockquote>this wouldn’t be the case if providers made software compatible with Vista. In my case, the shoddy programmers haven’t gotten up to speed on this.</blockquote>[/div] They are getting a lot better though. [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-138198" rel="nofollow">Omar Upegui wrote:</a><blockquote>Your point is well taken. The problem with Vista is that it requires a hardware upgrade and that costs money, as well as the software itself. I know you can’t stop progress, but a pain in the wallet is not something you would like to feel. Ouch!</blockquote>[/div] I'm not by any means saying that someone should go out and buy a computer for the sake of being able to run Vista. I just say that if you're already going out to buy a computer that there's not much sense for a consumer to go out of their way to try and get XP. [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-138206" rel="nofollow">Michael Dobrofsky wrote:</a><blockquote>I’d say it’s more than 55%. A lot of companies are buying Vista and downgrading to Xp, but MS count it as a Vista “sale”.</blockquote>[/div] It's gotta be more because they will of course inflate the numbers to make Vista look better. I'm sure there are plenty who have gone with that downgrade plan since it also provides a cost-effective way to upgrade/switch back to Vista in the future. [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-138212" rel="nofollow">Inferno_str1ke wrote:</a><blockquote>Our Uni IT service was thinking of a Vista roll-out this summer but has pushed it back to summer 2009 now, just to make sure every program that’s going to be upgraded to work will do so. Knowing some of their PCs there will need to be upgrades happening around the same time as well.</blockquote>[/div] It will be interesting to see how long it takes for some universities to start making the transition over to Vista, and if yours is pushing it back to 2009 they might as well just wait for Windows 7. ;) jdw242b wrote:
this wouldn’t be the case if providers made software compatible with Vista. In my case, the shoddy programmers haven’t gotten up to speed on this.

They are getting a lot better though.

Omar Upegui wrote:
Your point is well taken. The problem with Vista is that it requires a hardware upgrade and that costs money, as well as the software itself.

I know you can’t stop progress, but a pain in the wallet is not something you would like to feel. Ouch!

I’m not by any means saying that someone should go out and buy a computer for the sake of being able to run Vista. I just say that if you’re already going out to buy a computer that there’s not much sense for a consumer to go out of their way to try and get XP.

Michael Dobrofsky wrote:
I’d say it’s more than 55%. A lot of companies are buying Vista and downgrading to Xp, but MS count it as a Vista “sale”.

It’s gotta be more because they will of course inflate the numbers to make Vista look better. I’m sure there are plenty who have gone with that downgrade plan since it also provides a cost-effective way to upgrade/switch back to Vista in the future.

Inferno_str1ke wrote:
Our Uni IT service was thinking of a Vista roll-out this summer but has pushed it back to summer 2009 now, just to make sure every program that’s going to be upgraded to work will do so. Knowing some of their PCs there will need to be upgrades happening around the same time as well.

It will be interesting to see how long it takes for some universities to start making the transition over to Vista, and if yours is pushing it back to 2009 they might as well just wait for Windows 7. ;)

]]> By: Mark http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/21/ballmer-says-55-of-businesses-are-still-picking-xp/#comment-138224 Mark Thu, 22 May 2008 18:02:39 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12714#comment-138224 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-138217" rel="nofollow">Anonymous wrote:</a><blockquote>How convenient for XP SP3 to make crash and burn…</blockquote>[/div] Huh? Anonymous wrote:
How convenient for XP SP3 to make crash and burn…

Huh?

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/21/ballmer-says-55-of-businesses-are-still-picking-xp/#comment-138217 Anonymous Thu, 22 May 2008 13:27:38 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12714#comment-138217 How convenient for XP SP3 to make crash and burn... How convenient for XP SP3 to make crash and burn…

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/21/ballmer-says-55-of-businesses-are-still-picking-xp/#comment-138216 Anonymous Thu, 22 May 2008 13:07:04 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12714#comment-138216 For business user, Vista offers nothing new. It only offers large cost to deploy since it is not compatible with existing hardware and software. I think MS will make a huge mistake if they stop selling xp for business user, and will drive many to look at Linux systems and open office. As someone already mentioned business conversion probably would not happen until at least 2009 in either case. For business user, Vista offers nothing new. It only offers large cost to deploy since it is not compatible with existing hardware and software. I think MS will make a huge mistake if they stop selling xp for business user, and will drive many to look at Linux systems and open office. As someone already mentioned business conversion probably would not happen until at least 2009 in either case.

]]> By: Inferno_str1ke http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/21/ballmer-says-55-of-businesses-are-still-picking-xp/#comment-138212 Inferno_str1ke Thu, 22 May 2008 09:04:47 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12714#comment-138212 Our Uni IT service was thinking of a Vista roll-out this summer but has pushed it back to summer 2009 now, just to make sure every program that's going to be upgraded to work will do so. Knowing some of their PCs there will need to be upgrades happening around the same time as well. Our Uni IT service was thinking of a Vista roll-out this summer but has pushed it back to summer 2009 now, just to make sure every program that’s going to be upgraded to work will do so. Knowing some of their PCs there will need to be upgrades happening around the same time as well.

]]> By: Michael Dobrofsky http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/21/ballmer-says-55-of-businesses-are-still-picking-xp/#comment-138206 Michael Dobrofsky Thu, 22 May 2008 04:25:16 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12714#comment-138206 I'd say it's more than 55%. A lot of companies are buying Vista and downgrading to Xp, but MS count it as a Vista "sale". I’d say it’s more than 55%. A lot of companies are buying Vista and downgrading to Xp, but MS count it as a Vista “sale”.

]]> By: Omar Upegui http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/21/ballmer-says-55-of-businesses-are-still-picking-xp/#comment-138198 Omar Upegui Wed, 21 May 2008 22:55:57 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12714#comment-138198 Your point is well taken. The problem with Vista is that it requires a hardware upgrade and that costs money, as well as the software itself. I know you can't stop progress, but a pain in the wallet is not something you would like to feel. Ouch! Your point is well taken. The problem with Vista is that it requires a hardware upgrade and that costs money, as well as the software itself.

I know you can’t stop progress, but a pain in the wallet is not something you would like to feel. Ouch!

]]> By: jdw242b http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/21/ballmer-says-55-of-businesses-are-still-picking-xp/#comment-138195 jdw242b Wed, 21 May 2008 20:58:56 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12714#comment-138195 this wouldn't be the case if providers made software compatible with Vista. In my case, the shoddy programmers haven't gotten up to speed on this. this wouldn’t be the case if providers made software compatible with Vista. In my case, the shoddy programmers haven’t gotten up to speed on this.

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